BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 20 November 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 1. The Voice from Nowhere
  1/6A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare for Captain Saxon Berry.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
  Dickie Bird champions his hero Sir Leonard Hutton.
3. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 8. Connections
  8/8Tony Beach and Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
5. 02:00
  Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler—Episode 9
  9/10Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
6. 02:15
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake tells Cranmer about his discovery. Drama of CJ Sansom's Tudor murder mystery.
7. 02:30
  The Chalet School
  Crime writer Val McDermid on how boarding school novels inspired her to be a writer.
8. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again
  4/4As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, Lewis Carroll
  3/5James Walton's quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Louise Doughty and John O'Farrell.
10. 04:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 1, A Cavalier Attitude
  3/4Away from their model village, the duo tackle a civil war recreation.
11. 05:00
  Making the Best of It—The Last Minutes
  3/4Daisy Haggard is a crisis branding consultant with minutes to avert a boardroom disaster.
12. 05:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 10, Brighton
  1/3Comedian Mark Steel visits Brighton, with a special, Covid-friendly show on the beach.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—1. Strange Habits
  1/6Is Flaxborough home to white slave trafficking? Inspector Purbright gets a tip-off.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
3. 07:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, My Kinda Town
  1/6Clare gets involved with a TV producer making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate.
4. 07:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Gun
  6/6It’s Simon's big day. But will his friends be there to pick up the pieces?
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 12, Operation Recovery
  Trouble afloat as the crew of HMS Troutbridge try to locate an American warhead.
6. 08:30
  King Street Junior—Series 2, Problem Parents
  4/10There is rejoicing at news of a retirement at school.
7. 09:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby and Natalie Haynes.
8. 09:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
9. 10:00
  Katie Hims - The Earthquake Girl
  Despite her sister-in-law’s ideas, librarian Edie just wants to write a Gothic romance.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—New listens for November + quizzing with Miquita Oliver
  A round up of the latest recommended listening. Miquita Oliver on her new quiz podcast.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 12, Operation Recovery
  Trouble afloat as the crew of HMS Troutbridge try to locate an American warhead.
2. 12:30
  King Street Junior—Series 2, Problem Parents
  4/10There is rejoicing at news of a retirement at school.
3. 13:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—1. Strange Habits
  1/6Is Flaxborough home to white slave trafficking? Inspector Purbright gets a tip-off.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
5. 14:00
  Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler—Episode 10
  10/10Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
6. 14:15
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 5
  5/10After the attack on Shardlake, Barak runs to get help from Guy.
7. 14:30
  The Lost Genius of Judee Sill
  Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
8. 15:00
  Katie Hims - The Earthquake Girl
  Despite her sister-in-law’s ideas, librarian Edie just wants to write a Gothic romance.
9. 16:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby and Natalie Haynes.
10. 16:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
11. 17:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, My Kinda Town
  1/6Clare gets involved with a TV producer making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate.
12. 17:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Gun
  6/6It’s Simon's big day. But will his friends be there to pick up the pieces?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Anything But Shy
  The panel discuss why shyness is now a social stigma.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 12, Operation Recovery
  Trouble afloat as the crew of HMS Troutbridge try to locate an American warhead.
4. 19:30
  King Street Junior—Series 2, Problem Parents
  4/10There is rejoicing at news of a retirement at school.
5. 20:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—1. Strange Habits
  1/6Is Flaxborough home to white slave trafficking? Inspector Purbright gets a tip-off.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—New listens for November + quizzing with Miquita Oliver
  A round up of the latest recommended listening. Miquita Oliver on her new quiz podcast.
8. 22:00
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Gun
  6/6It’s Simon's big day. But will his friends be there to pick up the pieces?
9. 22:30
  What The Future?—Series 1, Bees
  1/4Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if the bees were to be no more?
10. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 2, Science
  1/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the thorny issue of science, through the medium of poetry.
11. 23:15
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Reality
  1/6Everyday insights from the cartoonist, who asks where reality ends and fantasy begins.
12. 23:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 7, Michael Rosen
  4/6Michael Rosen reads his diaries, which focus on life as a naughty schoolboy in the 1960s.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Anything But Shy
  The panel discuss why shyness is now a social stigma.
3. 01:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—1. Strange Habits
  1/6Is Flaxborough home to white slave trafficking? Inspector Purbright gets a tip-off.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
5. 02:00
  Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler—Episode 10
  10/10Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
6. 02:15
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 5
  5/10After the attack on Shardlake, Barak runs to get help from Guy.
7. 02:30
  The Lost Genius of Judee Sill
  Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
8. 03:00
  Katie Hims - The Earthquake Girl
  Despite her sister-in-law’s ideas, librarian Edie just wants to write a Gothic romance.
9. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby and Natalie Haynes.
10. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
11. 05:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, My Kinda Town
  1/6Clare gets involved with a TV producer making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate.
12. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Gun
  6/6It’s Simon's big day. But will his friends be there to pick up the pieces?

Saturday 21 November 2020